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CHICO — We may have had a mild summer so far, but on the chance that the heat is just delayed, I think now’s a good time to bring up the all-too-common fake power disconnection scam that tends to pop ...

Approaches by some European countries and Australia to protect energy consumers could help countries worldwide phase out harmful electricity disconnections without destabilising power markets, new ...

SAN ANTONIO — There are more than a few customers behind on their power bill. CPS Energy says 73,133 residential customers are eligible for disconnects. Many of those customers owe on average $600.

NES said it has received multiple reports of scammers calling homeowners threatening immediate power disconnection.

As electricity bills rise, so too could the risk of disconnection for Texas' most vulnerable. That risk is already significant: In a 2025 report, nearly a third of low-to-middle-income households ...

Sanya Carley has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for work related to the material discussed in this article. David Konisky has received funding ...